Unit 4791

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: floor surfaces, occupation debris and makeup layer,infill 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Description: general; Material: mixed; Deposition: composite (floor/bedding/plaster/packing/occupation)

Dimensions: 1.63m (E-W), 2.04m (N-S), 0.08m deep 

Discussion: 4791 was a compound layer consisting of layers of floor surface, make-up and occupation debris, which relate to the use of the area contemporary to the use of the oven F ??? in the 'dirty' south east corner of building 23. The extent of this deposit directly underlies that of the later 'dirty deposits in the area. This once again shows continuity in the use of the area over a long period. It also suggests that the same 'dirty' area was defined informally in the earlier use of the building before the partition F528 and oven F529 were constructed and defined the area more formally. As in the later phases of use, the area seems to have been used for the dumping of oven rake-out, food waste and other indeterminable occupation debris and intermittently leveled using mixed clayey layers. For most of the extent of the deposit, there were no clear floor surfaces remaining, however in the north east corner there was evidence that at least three floor surfaces existed in the area and extended into the clean area to the north. 

Consistency: mostly friable, firm in places 

Colour: varied between layers - dark brown, dark greyish-brown (esp. to the west), paler yellowish-brown (south east corner), mid grey, mid greyish-brown (north east corner), dark grey (north west corner), yellowish-white (north east corner), black, orangish-brown, pale grey 

Texture: varied between layers - mostly silty clay with patches of purer clay, ash and sandy clay 

Bedding: compound layered 

Inclusions: varied between layers - a high charcoal content and varying amounts of plaster, clay, ash, bone pieces, stones, obsidian, phytoliths, ochre, coprolite and shell 

Post-depositional Features: heavy salt encrustation, esp. to the south east 

Basal Boundary: sharp and distinct along its western edge, less distinct where it sloped down steeply to the east 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 4953, 4960, 4970 below: (Click to view the record) 4507, 4786, 4787 

Dry sieve volume: 30 

Total Deposit Volume: 62 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): X 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Finds Room Information:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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